Surah Az-Zukhruf

حمٓ ۝١

Haa meem

Ḥā, Meem.

وَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ۝٢

Wal-kitaabil-mubeen

By the clear Book,

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ۝٣

Innaa ja`alnaahu qur'aanan `arabiyyal la`allakum ta`qiloon

Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur’ān that you might understand.

وَإِنَّهُۥ فِىٓ أُمِّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِىٌّ حَكِيمٌ ۝٤

Wa'innahoo fee ummil-kitaabi ladaynaa la`aliyyun hakeem

And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.

أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ ۝٥

Afanadribu `ankumudh-dhikra safhan an kuntum qawmam musrifeen

Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?

وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِىٍّ فِى ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝٦

Wakam arsalnaa min nabiyyin fil-awwaleen

And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples,

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ۝٧

Wamaa ya'teehim min nabiyyin illaa kaanoo bihee yastahzi'oon

But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him.

فَأَهْلَكْنَآ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝٨

Fa'ahlaknaa ashadda minhum batshaw wamadaa mathalul-awwaleen

And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٩

Wala'in sa'altahum man khalaqas-samaawaati wal-arda layaqoolunna khalaqahunnal-`azeezul-`aleem

And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing,"

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ۝١٠

Al-ladhee ja`ala lakumul-arda mahdaw waja`ala lakum feehaa subulal la`allakum tahtadoon

[The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided

وَٱلَّذِى نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ ۝١١

Wal-ladhee nazzala minas-samaa'i maa'am biqadar, fa'ansharnaa bihee baldatam maytaa, kadhaalika tukhrajoon

And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -

وَٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْفُلْكِ وَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ ۝١٢

Wal-ladhee khalaqal-azwaaja kullahaa waja`ala lakum minal-fulki wal-an`aami maa tarkaboon

And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount

لِتَسْتَوُۥا۟ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا ٱسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ ۝١٣

Litastawoo `alaa zuhoorihee thumma tadhkuroo ni`mata rabbikum idhastawaytum `alayhi wataqooloo subhaanal-ladhee sakhkhara lanaa haadhaa wamaa kunnaa lahoo muqrineen

That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.

وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ ۝١٤

Wa'innaa ilaa rabbinaa lamunqaliboon

And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."

وَجَعَلُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزْءًا إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَكَفُورٌ مُّبِينٌ ۝١٥

Waja`aloo lahoo min `ibaadihee juz'aa, innal-insaana lakafoorum mubeen

But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ ۝١٦

Amittakhadha mimmaa yakhluqu banaatiw wa'asfaakum bil-baneen

Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ۝١٧

Wa'idhaa bushshira ahaduhum bimaa daraba lir-rahmaani mathalan zalla wajhuhoo muswaddaw wahuwa kazeem

And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.

أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍ ۝١٨

Awamay yunashsha'u fil-hilyati wahuwa fil-khisaami ghayru mubeen

So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allāh]?

وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًا أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ ۝١٩

Waja`alul-malaa'ikatal-ladheena hum `ibaadur-rahmaani inaathaa, ashahidoo khalqahum, satuktabu shahaadatuhum wayus'aloon

And they described the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ ۝٢٠

Waqaaloo law shaa'ar-rahmaanu maa `abadnaahum, maa lahum bidhaalika min `ilmin in hum illaa yakhrusoon

And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but misjudging.

أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ كِتَٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ ۝٢١

Am aataynaahum kitaabam min qablihee fahum bihee mustamsikoon

Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?

بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ ۝٢٢

Bal qaaloo innaa wajadnaa aabaa'anaa `alaa ummatiw wa'innaa `alaa aathaarihim muhtadoon

Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."

وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ ۝٢٣

Wakadhaalika maa arsalnaa min qablika fee qaryatim min nadheerin illaa qaala mutrafoohaa innaa wajadnaa aabaa'anaa `alaa ummatiw wa'innaa `alaa aathaarihim muqtadoon

And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."

قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ ۝٢٤

Qaala awalaw ji'tukum bi'ahdaa mimmaa wajattum `alayhi aabaa'akum, qaaloo innaa bimaa ursiltum bihee kaafiroon

[Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."

فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ۝٢٥

Fantaqamnaa minhum fanzur kayfa kaana `aaqibatul-mukadhdhibeen

So We took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّنِى بَرَآءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ ۝٢٦

Wa'idh qaala ibraaheemu li'abeehi waqawmihee innanee baraa'um mimmaa ta`budoon

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ سَيَهْدِينِ ۝٢٧

Illal-ladhee fataranee fa'innahoo sayahdeen

Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."

وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةًۢ بَاقِيَةً فِى عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٢٨

Waja`alahaa kalimatam baaqiyatan fee `aqibihee la`allahum yarji`oon

And he made it a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].

بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ ۝٢٩

Bal matta`tu haa'ulaa'i wa'aabaa'ahum hattaa jaa'ahumul-haqqu warasoolum mubeen

However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.

وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ ۝٣٠

Walammaa jaa'ahumul-haqqu qaaloo haadhaa sihruw wa'innaa bihee kaafiroon

But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنَ ٱلْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ ۝٣١

Waqaaloo lawlaa nuzzila haadhal-qur'aanu `alaa rajulim minal-qaryatayni `azeem

And they said, "Why was this Qur’ān not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"

أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَٰتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ ۝٣٢

Ahum yaqsimoona rahmata rabbik, nahnu qasamnaa baynahum ma`eeshatahum fil-hayaatid-dunyaa warafa`naa ba`dahum fawqa ba`din darajaatil liyattakhidha ba`duhum ba`dan sukhriyyaa, warahmatu rabbika khayrum mimmaa yajma`oon

Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.

وَلَوْلَآ أَن يَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ ۝٣٣

Walawlaa ay yakoonan-naasu ummataw waahidatal laja`alnaa limay yakfuru bir-rahmaani libuyootihim suqufam min fiddatiw wama`aarija `alayhaa yazharoon

And if it were not that the people would become one community [of disbelievers], We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful - for their houses - ceilings and stairways of silver upon which to mount.

وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ أَبْوَٰبًا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكِـُٔونَ ۝٣٤

Walibuyootihim abwaabaw wasururan `alayhaa yattaki'oon

And for their houses - doors and couches [of silver] upon which to recline

وَزُخْرُفًا وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ۝٣٥

Wazukhrufaa, wa'in kullu dhaalika lammaa mataa`ul-hayaatid-dunyaa, wal-aakhiratu `inda rabbika lil-muttaqeen

And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.

وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُۥ شَيْطَٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِينٌ ۝٣٦

Wamay ya`shu `an dhikrir-rahmaani nuqayyid lahoo shaytaanan fahuwa lahoo qareen

And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ ۝٣٧

Wa'innahum layasuddoonahum `anis-sabeeli wayahsaboona annahum muhtadoon

And indeed, they [i.e., the devils] avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ ۝٣٨

Hattaa idhaa jaa'anaa qaala yaalayta baynee wabaynaka bu`dal-mashriqayni fabi'sal-qareen

Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "How I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west; and what a wretched companion."

وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ ۝٣٩

Walay yanfa`akumul-yawma iz zalamtum annakum fil-`adhaabi mushtarikoon

And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.

أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِى ٱلْعُمْىَ وَمَن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ۝٤٠

Afa'anta tusmi`us-summa aw tahdil-`umya waman kaana fee dalaalim mubeen

Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muḥammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?

فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ ۝٤١

Fa'immaa nadhhabanna bika fa'innaa minhum muntaqimoon

And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.

أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِى وَعَدْنَٰهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ ۝٤٢

Aw nuriyannakal-ladhee wa`adnaahum fa'innaa `alayhim muqtadiroon

Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.

فَٱسْتَمْسِكْ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ۝٤٣

Fastamsik bil-ladhee oohiya ilayk, innaka `alaa siraatim mustaqeem

So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُونَ ۝٤٤

Wa'innahoo ladhikrul laka waliqawmik, wasawfa tus'aloon

And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.

وَسْـَٔلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَآ أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ءَالِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ ۝٤٥

Was'al man arsalnaa min qablika mir rusulinaa, aja`alnaa min doonir-rahmaani aalihatay yu`badoon

And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّى رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝٤٦

Walaqad arsalnaa moosaa bi'aayaatinaa ilaa fir`awna wamala'ihee faqaala innee rasoolu rabbil-`aalameen

And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ ۝٤٧

Falammaa jaa'ahum bi'aayaatinaa idhaa hum minhaa yadhakoon

But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.

وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ إِلَّا هِىَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا وَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ۝٤٨

Wamaa nureehim min aayatin illaa hiya akbaru min ukhtihaa, wa'akhadhnaahum bil-`adhaabi la`allahum yarji`oon

And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].

وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ ۝٤٩

Waqaaloo yaa ayyuhas-saahirud`u lanaa rabbaka bimaa `ahida `indak, innanaa lamuhtadoon

And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."

فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ ۝٥٠

Falammaa kashafnaa `anhumul-`adhaaba idhaa hum yankuthoon

But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.

وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى قَوْمِهِۦ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِىٓ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ ۝٥١

Wanaadaa fir`awnu fee qawmihee qaala yaaqawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahaadhihil-anhaaru tajree min tahtee, afalaa tubsiroon

And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?

أَمْ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ ۝٥٢

Am ana khayrum min haadhal-ladhee huwa maheenuw walaa yakaadu yubeen

Or am I [not] better than this one [i.e., Moses] who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?

فَلَوْلَآ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ ۝٥٣

Falawlaa ulqiya `alayhi aswiratum min dhahabin aw jaa'a ma`ahul-malaa'ikatu muqtarineen

Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"

فَٱسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَٰسِقِينَ ۝٥٤

Fastakhaffa qawmahoo fa'ataa`ooh, innahum kaanoo qawman faasiqeen

So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allāh].

فَلَمَّآ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ۝٥٥

Falammaa aasafoonantaqamnaa minhum fa'aghraqnaahum ajma`een

And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ۝٥٦

Faja`alnaahum salafaw wamathalal lil-aakhireen

And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.

وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ ۝٥٧

Walammaa duribabnu maryama mathalan idhaa qawmuka minhu yasiddoon

And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud.

وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَأَٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًۢا بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ ۝٥٨

Waqaaloo a'aalihatunaa khayrun am huw, maa daraboohu laka illaa jadalaa, bal hum qawmun khasimoon

And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?" They did not present it [i.e., the comparison] except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ۝٥٩

In huwa illaa `abdun an`amnaa `alayhi waja`alnaahu mathalal libanee israa'eel

He [i.e., Jesus] was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَٰٓئِكَةً فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ ۝٦٠

Walaw nashaa'u laja`alnaa minkum malaa'ikatan fil-ardi yakhlufoon

And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ ۝٦١

Wa'innahoo la`ilmul lis-saa`ati falaa tamtarunna bihaa wattabi`oon, haadhaa siraatum mustaqeem

And indeed, he [i.e., Jesus] will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a straight path.

وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ۝٦٢

Walaa yasuddannakumush-shaytaan, innahoo lakum `aduwwum mubeen

And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

وَلَمَّا جَآءَ عِيسَىٰ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى تَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ۝٦٣

Walammaa jaa'a `eesaa bil-bayyinaati qaala qad ji'tukum bil-hikmati wali'ubayyina lakum ba`dal-ladhee takhtalifoona feeh, fattaqullaaha wa'atee`oon

And when Jesus brought clear proofs, he said, "I have come to you with wisdom [i.e., prophethood] and to make clear to you some of that over which you differ, so fear Allāh and obey me.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّى وَرَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُوهُ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ ۝٦٤

Innallaaha huwa rabbee warabbukum fa`budooh, haadhaa siraatum mustaqeem

Indeed, Allāh is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path."

فَٱخْتَلَفَ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ مِنۢ بَيْنِهِمْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ ۝٦٥

Fakhtalafal-ahzaabu mim baynihim, fawaylul lilladheena zalamoo min `adhaabi yawmin aleem

But the denominations from among them differed [and separated], so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful Day.

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ۝٦٦

Hal yanzuroona illas-saa`ata an ta'tiyahum baghtataw wahum laa yash`uroon

Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?

ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ۝٦٧

Al-akhillaa'u yawma'idhim ba`duhum liba`din `aduwwun illal-muttaqeen

Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous

يَٰعِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَآ أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ ۝٦٨

Yaa`ibaadi laa khawfun `alaykumul-yawma walaa antum tahzanoon

[To whom Allāh will say], "O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ ۝٦٩

Alladheena aamanoo bi'aayaatinaa wakaanoo muslimeen

[You] who believed in Our verses and were Muslims.

ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ أَنتُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ ۝٧٠

Udkhulul-jannata antum wa'azwaajukum tuhbaroon

Enter Paradise, you and your kinds, delighted."

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍ مِّن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلْأَعْيُنُ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ ۝٧١

Yutaafu `alayhim bisihaafim min dhahabiw wa'akwaab, wafeehaa maa tashtaheehil-anfusu wataladhdhul-a`yun, wa'antum feehaa khaalidoon

Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.

وَتِلْكَ ٱلْجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝٧٢

Watilkal-jannatul-latee oorithtumoohaa bimaa kuntum ta`maloon

And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.

لَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِّنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ ۝٧٣

Lakum feehaa faakihatun katheeratum minhaa ta'kuloon

For you therein is much fruit from which you will eat.

إِنَّ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ ۝٧٤

Innal-mujrimeena fee `adhaabi jahannama khaalidoon

Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.

لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ ۝٧٥

Laa yufattaru `anhum wahum feehi mublisoon

It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.

وَمَا ظَلَمْنَٰهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ۝٧٦

Wamaa zalamnaahum walaakin kaanoo humuz-zaalimeen

And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.

وَنَادَوْا۟ يَٰمَٰلِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّٰكِثُونَ ۝٧٧

Wanaadaw yaamaaliku liyaqdi `alaynaa rabbuk, qaala innakum maakithoon

And they will call, "O Mālik, let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."

لَقَدْ جِئْنَٰكُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ ۝٧٨

Laqad ji'naakum bil-haqqi walaakinna aktharakum lil-haqqi kaarihoon

We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.

أَمْ أَبْرَمُوٓا۟ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَ ۝٧٩

Am abramoo amran fa'innaa mubrimoon

Or have they devised [some] affair? But indeed, We are devising [a plan].

أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ۝٨٠

Am yahsaboona annaa laa nasma`u sirrahum wanajwaahum, balaa warusulunaa ladayhim yaktuboon

Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers [i.e., angels] are with them recording.

قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدٌ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْعَٰبِدِينَ ۝٨١

Qul in kaana lir-rahmaani walad, fa'ana awwalul-`aabideen

Say, [O Muḥammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."

سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ۝٨٢

Subhaana rabbis-samaawaati wal-ardi rabbil-`arshi `ammaa yasifoon

Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا۟ وَيَلْعَبُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُوا۟ يَوْمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ ۝٨٣

Fadharhum yakhoodoo wayal`aboo hattaa yulaaqoo yawmahumul-ladhee yoo`adoon

So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised.

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ إِلَٰهٌ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٨٤

Wahuwal-ladhee fis-samaa'i ilaahuw wafil-ardi ilaah, wahuwal-hakeemul-`aleem

And it is He [i.e., Allāh] who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.

وَتَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ۝٨٥

Watabaarakal-ladhee lahoo mulkus-samaawaati wal-ardi wamaa baynahumaa, wa`indahoo `ilmus-saa`ah, wa'ilayhi turja`oon

And blessed is He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them and with whom is knowledge of the Hour and to whom you will be returned.

وَلَا يَمْلِكُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٨٦

Walaa yamlikul-ladheena yad`oona min doonihish-shafaa`ata illaa man shahida bil-haqqi wahum ya`lamoon

And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ ۝٨٧

Wala'in sa'altahum man khalaqahum layaqoolunnallaahu fa'annaa yu'fakoon

And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say, "Allāh." So how are they deluded?

وَقِيلِهِۦ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ قَوْمٌ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ ۝٨٨

Waqeelihee yaarabbi inna haa'ulaa'i qawmul laa yu'minoon

And [Allāh acknowledges] his saying, "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."

فَٱصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَٰمٌ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ۝٨٩

Fasfah `anhum waqul salaam, fasawfa ya`lamoon

So turn aside from them and say, "Peace." But they are going to know.